Buhach Colony is 1-9 against El Capitan since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Buhach Colony Thunder will take on the El Capitan Gauchos at 7:15 p.m.
Buhach Colony is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game on Thursday. They were beaten by Golden Valley 51-18. The Thunder were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 30-8.
Meanwhile, El Capitan entered their tilt with Merced on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They claimed a resounding 65-38 win over the Bears. Given the Gauchos' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Bears are ranked 404th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
El Capitan found their leader in freshman Alexis Valenzuela, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 12 steals. The dominant performance gave Valenzuela a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Madysen Dietz, who posted nine points in addition to eight steals and five rebounds.
El Capitan smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in three consecutive matches.
El Capitan has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.6 points per game. As for Buhach Colony, their loss dropped their record down to 5-19.
Buhach Colony was taken down by El Capitan 84-14 in their previous meeting back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Buhach Colony was down 48-6.
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